The recounts will include House District 141, where Sanford Republican candidate Lucas Lanigan tied with Democrat Patricia Kidder. Lanigan was charged in October with aggravated assault.

In the House District 141 race, both Lanigan and Kidder got 2,476 votes during the Nov. 5 election – the only race of the 11 headed for a recount that is tied, according to Emily Cook, the director of communications for the Office of the Maine Secretary of State.

The other House races scheduled for recounts include District 52, District 81, District 96, District 98, District 141 and District 142. In the Senate, District 8, they will have a

We are more than a week out from Election Day, but there are still several races in Maine that are too close to call.

Eleven legislative races from the Nov. 5 election will be recounted, per requests from the losing candidates. Maine law does not require recounts, but candidates can request one. Candidates are allowed to request a recount without having to pay a deposit if the races are very close — 1% or less of the apparent margin